While in Canada, my time zone was all out of whack. The weather was fantastic in the evenings, so I wanted to do something that involved walking around and seeing something interesting, so I went to the Neon Sign Museum! This is a free, outdoor exhibition space between two buildings, full of neon signs and history around these signs.
While in Canada, I explored around with one of my friends, we took a walk around this street. At first, I assumed it wasn’t going to be a ton to look at (and it’s not massive, you could do the whole road in about 15 minutes if you wanted), but the signs are lovely in the evening time when the sun has set and you can really see the lights!
The signs at the Neon Sign Museum in Edmonton Canada are all vintage and from the local area, showcasing the history of the stores that use to be there. The Drug Store Sign was the first neon sign ever put up in Edmonton, in 1928! All of them have been donated, with some having been in storage for years. It’s just a very interesting little walk. The majority of the signs are on one building, with the history of these signs below, but if you look across the road there is a small gathering collected ont he other side.
These ones are on a popular bar, that feels like it has fantastic night-life happening there, but you can still have a bit of a look and read the plaques under it, which tell the history of those neon signs too. My favorite one had to be the giant neon guitar, but I also quite liked the Princess sign, from the Princess Theatre in the 1940s, which was vertical!
You can check out our other Days Out to see what else we’ve been up too!